Dashwood did not come to dinner that night. Or the following. Or any night that week. He sent his regrets, explaining only that urgent business would prevent him from enjoying the pleasure of Miss Bennet's company for at least a se'nnight, perhaps longer. Elizabeth often caught her sister looking out the window down to the street, as if willing Harry's carriage to appear. Kitty maintained her belief in Mr. Dashwood's character, but with each passing day, uncertainty pressed more heavily upon her. Her confidence, which had blossomed in the warmth of his regard, now withered in his absence. Determined not to doubt him until he could defend himself, she began to doubt her own ability to hold his interest. It did not help that each day brought more accounts of inexplicable conduct on his part. Whatever "urgent business" kept Mr. Dashwood from Kitty apparently did not prevent him from being sighted by everyone else all over town. Lucy's reports were echoed by others of a similar nature, and while none of them accused Harry of any real harm, they combined to create an increasingly unbecoming portrait and a most perplexing puzzle.
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